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Hanif - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Hanif

[ syll. ha-nif, han-if ] The boy name Hanif is pronounced HHAENIYF KEY. Hanif's language of origin is Arabic. It is predominantly used in Arabic and English. The name Hanif means 'true believer (in the Moslem religion)'. A form of Hanif is the Arabic and English Haneef.

Hanif is not popular as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Hanif include the Arabic and English Haneef, the English Hump, and the English Humph.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Hanif: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)"


 
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